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Competition Commission of India
Competition Commission of India  imposes penalty upon Esaote S.p.A and Esaote Asia Pacific Diagnostic Pvt. Ltd. for abusing dominant position
The Competition Commission of India  has imposed a penalty of Rs. 9.33 lac upon Esaote S.p.A and Esaote Asia Pacific Diagnostic Pvt. Ltd.  for abusing dominant position in supplying dedicated standing/ tilting MRI machines.
The Final Order was passed by CCI on 27.09.2018 on an information filed by House of Diagnostics LLP .
The Informant - House of Diagnostics LLP - which is engaged in the business of medical diagnostic imaging services, filed information before CCI against Esaote alleging inter alia supply of old machines with various manufacturing and other defects. The Informant also alleged that Esaote charged huge sum of money for supplying spare parts and by refusing to perform its obligations under the contract. Essentials terms of the contract were also alleged to have been changed unilaterally by Esaote.
Holding Esaote to be the only manufacturer who was found to supply standing/ tilting MRI machines in India, CCI held Esaote to be dominant in this market.
The CCI further found Esaote to have misled HoD by supplying old machines instead of new machines as ordered by the Informant. The CCI also held that Esaote acted unfairly and thereby abused its dominant position by refusing to provide Head Coils with the machines to the Informant.
The CCI also found Esaote to have demanded arbitrary charges in derogation of its contractual obligations for comprehensive maintenance contract in respect of G-Scan MRI machines. The CCI also noted that Esaote S.p.A has given exclusive distribution rights to its Indian subsidiary in respect of G-Scan MRI machines. Such exclusivity was found to limit provision of services in after sale market besides denying market access to third party service providers.
Accordingly, a penalty was imposed upon Esaote. Besides, a Cease and Desist Order was also issued against them. While imposing the penalty, the Commission applied the principle of relevant turnover and based the penalty on the revenue generated by Esaote from sale of G-Scan MRI Machines in India only. The penalty was imposed by the Commission @ 10% of the average relevant turnover of the preceding three financial years of Esaote.
The Final Order was passed by a majority of 2-1 with the Chairperson issuing a Dissenting Note. In his Dissenting Note, the Chairperson held that the relevant market cannot be narrowed to standing/ tilting MRI machines alone as any market delineation would have to necessarily include all MRI machines irrespective of some additional features or functionalities. In the absence of market power, the question of abuse of dominance did not arise, added the Chairperson in his Dissent Note.
Order of the Commission  was passed in Case No. 09 of 2016 and a copy thereof has been uploaded on the website of CCI at www.cci.gov.in.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
A delegation led by National Commission for Scheduled Casts chairman Vijay Sampla visited two villages in East Burdwan
Kolkatta , May 13, 2021.
A delegation led by National commission for Scheduled cast chairman Sri Vijay Sampala visited at Jamapur’s Nabagram village and Milikpara in East Burdwan District of West Bengal. They are on 2 days visit. Receiving complain of atrocities committed on Schedule Caste families in the village Nabagram, they decided to visit the spot. The delegation noticed broken roofs, scattered house hold items, locked houses of the complainant and his extended family. Sampala opined that after the declaration of election’s result miscreants attacked on on Schedule Caste families. The delegation went to Nursing Home to see injured complainant Shri Ashish Kkhetrapal who gave them detail description of the incident in which his wife was killed and his brother were grievously injured.
The team went to the village Milikpara of Dist East Bardhaman, where twelve shops belonging to Schedule Castes were singled out, vandalized and looted on 3rd May . Complainants especially Scheduled Cast females openly spoke against the complete inaction of West Bengal Police.
Sri Sampla on the spot asked the local administration to compensate and rehabilitate the victims as per SC atrocity act. He asked SP to immediately apprehend all the accused and add sections in FIR as per SC act.
Tomorrow on 14 May the delegation will visit Sarisa village under District South 24 Parganas, where they will listen to the first-hand account of victims.
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Ministry of Home Affairs
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS  DRAWS ATTENTION OF STATES & UTs ON NEED TO HAVE PLAN OF ACTION TO ENSURE FIRE INCIDENTS DO NOT OCCUR IN HEALTH FACILITIES, PARTICULARLY COVID-19 FACILITIES
MHA ALSO HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR STATES & UTs TO ENSURE UNINTERRUPTED POWER SUPPLY IN HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL FACILITIES INCLUDING COVID DEDICATED FACILITIES
The Ministry of Home Affairs  has drawn the attention of State and Union Territory Governments towards the occurrence of fire incidents, caused by short-circuiting, in hospitals and nursing homes in the recent past.
In a communication today to Chief Secretaries of States and Administrators of Union Territories, the Union Home Secretary has said that in the context of recent fire incidents and particularly in view of the impending summer season it needs to be highlighted that either because of high temperature, lack of maintenance or high load on the internal wirings within the facilities, short circuiting takes place, leading to fire incidents and consequential loss of life and essential infrastructure.
The communication further states that care should be taken to put in place a plan of action, to ensure that no fire incident occurs in any of the health facilities  both in the government and private sector.
The States and UTs have been requested to conduct a detailed review with officials from the Health, Power and Fire Departments, and prepare a detailed plan of action to ensure that fire safety measures are in place in all hospitals and health facilities.
The States & UTs have also been requested to issue directions to the concerned officials at various levels, that heath facilities should be visited by field level officials, to examine internal wirings and availability of functional safety equipment as per fire safety guidelines, within these facilities, and necessary remedial action be taken immediately in case any deficiencies are found.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has also drawn attention to the recently issued advisory of the Director General , MHA on fire safety in hospitals and nursing homes.
The communication also highlights that a large number of COVID-19 cases are under treatment in COVID-dedicated health facilities across the country. In most of the cases, oxygen supported beds, ICU beds, and ventilators are critical interventions, and therefore, it is important to ensure that there is uninterrupted power supply on regular 24x7 basis, in all the hospitals and medical facilities.
The communication further emphasizes that saving every life is a priority, and it is critical to ensure that required support is provided to all health facilities managing COVID-19 by taking requisite actions in advance to avert any incident, which could hamper effective health care delivery to patients.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates wrestler, Vinesh Phogat on winning Gold Medal in Women's 53 Kg Wrestling
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated wrestler, Vinesh Phogat on winning Gold Medal in Women's 53 Kg Wrestling at Birmingham CWG 2022.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
"Today’s Gold medal won by @Phogat_Vinesh is very special. She is one of India’s most distinguished athletes and this is her third consecutive Gold in CWG. She personifies excellence and remarkable commitment to sports. Congratulations to her. #Cheer4India"
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister congratulates 10m Air Pistol Men's team for winning Gold in Shooting
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated 10m Air Pistol Men's team for winning Gold in Shooting at Asian Games. Shri Modi said that shooters, Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema and Shiva Narwal have made the entire nation proud with their precision and skill.
In a X post, the Prime Minister said;
“Another Gold in Shooting by our remarkable 10m Air Pistol Men's team at the Asian Games! Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema and Shiva Narwal have made the entire nation proud with their precision and skill. I congratulate them and wish them the very best for their future endeavours.”
Ministry of Finance
Income Tax Department conducts searches in Hyderabad
The Income Tax Department carried out search & seizure operations on 24.02.2021 on a major Pharmaceutical group based out of Hyderabad. This Pharmaceutical group is engaged in the business of manufacturing of intermediates, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients  and formulations. Majority of the total manufactured products are exported to various countries i.e. USA / Europe. The search operation was carried out at about 20 locations in 5 States.
Searches have resulted in seizure of cash amounting to Rs. 1.66 crore. During the search action incriminating evidence in the form of digital media, pen drives, documents, etc. have been found and seized. Incriminating digital evidences were gathered from SAP @ ERP software maintained by the assessee group.
During these searches, issues relating to purchases made from bogus and non-existent entities, artificial inflation of certain heads of expenditure, alongwith suppression of receipts relating to by-product sale were detected. Further, evidence of on-money payment for purchase of lands was also found. Multiple other legal issues were also identified such as personal expenses being booked in the company’s books and land purchased by related concerns / individuals below govt. SRO value.
The search has led to unearthing of evidence relating to unaccounted income of around Rs. 400 crore out of which the assessee group has admitted an additional income of Rs. 350 crore.
Further investigations are in progress.
Ministry of Defence
Project DANTAK completes 60 years in Bhutan
Project DANTAK is commemorating its Diamond Jubilee in Bhutan. Indian Ambassador to Bhutan Smt Ruchira Kamboj laid a floral wreath at the DANTAK Memorial in Simtokha on April 24, 2021. Commandant, Indian Military Training Team  Maj Gen Sanjeev Chauhan and Chief Engineer DANTAK Brig Kabir Kashyap also paid their respects at the memorial. It was a fitting tribute to the sacrifices made by personnel of DANTAK in strengthening the bonds of friendship between India and Bhutan. It may be recalled that over 1,200 DANTAK personnel laid down their lives while constructing important infrastructure in Bhutan.
Project DANTAK was established on April 24, 1961 as a result of the visionary leadership of His Majesty the Third King and then Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru. Identifying the utmost importance of connectivity in spurring the socio-economic development and growth of Bhutan, DANTAK was tasked to construct the pioneering motorable roads in the Kingdom. DANTAK completed the road connecting Samdrup Jongkhar to Trashigang in 1968. In the same year, Thimphu was connected to Phuentsholing by DANTAK. Many Bhutanese had also volunteered to work with DANTAK.
Over the years, DANTAK has met the myriad infrastructure requirements in Bhutan in accordance with the vision of Their Majesties and the aspirations of the people in a symbiotic manner. Some other notable projects executed by the project include the construction of Paro Airport, Yonphula Airfield, Thimphu – Trashigang Highway, Telecommunication & Hydro Power Infrastructure, Sherubtse College, Kanglung and India House Estate.
The medical and education facilities established by DANTAK in far flung areas were often the first in those locations. The food outlets along the road introduced the Bhutanese to Indian delicacies and developed a sweet tooth in them. The famous Takthi Canteen midway between Phuentsholing and Thimphu has been a compulsory stop for travelers.
As DANTAK celebrates six decades in Bhutan, the project reaffirms its commitment to support the march of Bhutan towards realising the dreams of His Majesty Druk Gyalpo, the plans of the Royal Government of Bhutan and aspirations of the people of the kingdom.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Evacuation of Indians stranded in Ukraine by Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare revises International Travel advisory; provides various exemptions for Indians being evacuated from Ukraine
Mandatory pre-boarding negative RTPCR test and Vaccination certificate exempted for Indian Nationals; Uploading documents before departure on Air-Suvidha Portal exempted
In case a traveler is not able to submit a pre arrival RT PCR test or who has not completed their Covid-19 vaccination, they have been allowed to submit their samples on arrival with the advice to continue to self-monitor their health for 14 days after arrival in India
As on 28th February 2022, 1156 Indians from Ukraine have arrived in India with none of the passengers kept under isolation
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in close collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Civil Aviation and Ministry of Home Affairs is lending all support possible in evacuating Indians from Ukraine.
Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has revised mandatory International Travel Guidelines and on humanitarian grounds has allowed the following exemptions in the advisory for international travelers:
- Indian nationals not fulfilling either of the mandatory requirements  as laid down in the present ‘Guidelines for International Arrivals’ have been exempted from uploading these documents on Air-Suvidha Portal before departure to India.
- Further, individuals who have completed their COVID-19 vaccination  have been allowed to leave the arrival airport in India with the advice to self-monitor their health for the next 14 days.
- In case a traveler is not able to submit a pre arrival RT PCR test or who has not completed their Covid-19 vaccination, they have been allowed to submit their samples on arrival with the advice to continue to self-monitor their health for 14 days after arrival in India. If tested positive they shall be clinically managed as per laid down protocol.
Large diasporas of Indian Nationals  have found themselves embroiled in the political turmoil being faced by the country. Direct evacuation of these stranded Indians through flights could not be carried out in view of the Notice to Airmen or Notice to Air Missions  issued in Ukraine. Accordingly, Indian missions in Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary have been making arrangements to get Indian nationals from Ukraine and fly them out of their respective countries under Operation Ganga Flights.
As on 28th February 2022 , 5 flights  carrying Indians from Ukraine have arrived in India carrying a total of 1156 passengers with none of the passengers kept under isolation so far.
Ministry of Communications
Special Campaign by Department of Posts for Linking Aadhaar-Mobile and Enrollment for children below five years
Goa | June 29, 2022
The Department of Posts provides Aadhaar services at all the post offices in Goa. In order to reach to the members of the public at strategic locations, a state level campaign is being organized on 02.07.2022  at selected post offices, to provide facility of linking mobile number to Aadhaar as well as new Aadhaar Card enrolment for children below five years of age. Aadhaar enrollment for children is free of cost.
Panaji Head Post Office, Alto Porvorim Post Office, Betki Branch Post Office, Mardol Post Office, Mapusa Post Office, Calangute Post Offices in North Goa District and Vasco Post Office, Head Post Office, Cuncolim Post Office, Sancole Branch post office, Cola Branch Post office in South Goa are designated centers for the special campaign on July 2, 2022.
Ministry of Defence
Rear Admiral Suraj Berry takes over as the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet
Rear Admiral Suraj Berry, NM, VSM takes over the Command of Eastern Fleet, the Sword Arm of the Eastern Naval Command from Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM at an impressive ceremony held at the Naval Base, Visakhapatnam on 30 March 19.
Rear Admiral Suraj Berry was commissioned on 01 January 1987 and is a specialist in Gunnery and Missile Warfare. His Sea commands include the missile vessel INS Nirbhik, missile corvette INS Karmuk, stealth frigate INS Talwar, and the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya of which he was the commissioning Commanding Officer. His prestigious Staff and Operational appointments include those as the Operations Officer of the Mobile Missile Coastal Battery, Fleet Gunnery Officer of the Western Fleet, Defence Adviser to the Indian High Commissioner of Sri Lanka and Maldives, Director at the Directorate of Staff Requirements and Naval Assistant to the Chief of Naval Staff and Principal Director Strategy, Concepts and Transformation at the Naval Headquarters.
He was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal  in 2006 for services during the Tsunami Relief operations in Sri Lanka/ Maldives and the Nau Sena Medal  in 2015 for devotion to duty. He was elevated to the Flag Rank in October 2016, and was the Assistant Chief of Personnel for Human Resource Development prior taking over command of the Eastern Fleet.
Over the past 14 and half months, the Eastern Fleet under the command of Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, undertook various operational missions including the maiden edition of multilateral exercise at sea off Port Blair as part of MILAN-18 and Operational Demonstration as part of Defence Expo 18 off Chennai. A Task Force of the Eastern Fleet under the Flag Officer was also deployed to South East Asia and the Western Pacific including the first ever visit by Indian Naval Ships to Guam, USA for Malabar-19. The Eastern Fleet under him alsoparticipated in various bilateral exercises, most notable being INDRA-18 with the Russian Federation Navy, JIMEX-18 with the Japanese Navy and the 25th edition of SIMBEX with the Republic of Singapore Navy. Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi has been placed in the select list for promotion to Vice Admiral and is headed to New Delhi as the Assistant Director General, Project Seabird.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
12.04 crore ESI beneficiaries eligible to avail ESI facilities
160 ESI hospitals with 3691 doctors provide medical services in the country
In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Labour Shri Rameswar Teli said that there are a total of 160 Employees' State Insurance  hospitals in the country, which include 51 hospitals run by the ESI Corporation  directly and 109 hospitals run by the States under the ESI scheme . It was further stated that
As on 31.03.2022, the total number of ESI beneficiaries eligible to avail ESI facilities is 12.04 crore; there were a total of 3691 doctors, both regular and contractual, in the ESIC hospital; a total of 2414 unfilled posts of medical professionals including doctors, nurses and paramedical staff in the ESIC medical institutions and a total of 4416 posts of medical professionals including doctors, nurses and paramedical staff working on contract basis in ESIC medical institutions.
Details of State/ Union Territories wise Employees’ State Insurance  hospitals in the country
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Sl. No.
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Name of the State/UT
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ESIC Hospitals
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ESI Scheme  Hospitals
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Total ESI Hospitals
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-
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Andhra Pradesh
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|
0
|
|
4
|
|
4
|
|
-
|
|
Assam
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
-
|
|
Bihar
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
4
|
|
-
|
|
Chandigarh 
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
-
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
-
|
|
Delhi 
|
|
4
|
|
0
|
|
4
|
|
-
|
|
Goa
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
-
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
4
|
|
8
|
|
12
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|
-
|
|
Haryana
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|
3
|
|
4
|
|
7
|
|
-
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
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|
1
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
-
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
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|
1
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|
0
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|
1
|
|
-
|
|
Jharkhand
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|
2
|
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
-
|
|
Karnataka
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|
3
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|
8
|
|
11
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|
-
|
|
Kerala
|
|
3
|
|
9
|
|
12
|
|
-
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
1
|
|
6
|
|
7
|
|
-
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
3
|
|
12
|
|
15
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|
-
|
|
Meghalaya
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|
0
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
-
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|
Mizoram
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
-
|
|
Nagaland
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
-
|
|
Odisha
|
|
2
|
|
6
|
|
8
|
|
-
|
|
Puducherry 
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
-
|
|
Punjab
|
|
1
|
|
6
|
|
7
|
|
-
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
4
|
|
4
|
|
8
|
|
-
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
-
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
2
|
|
8
|
|
10
|
|
-
|
|
Telangana
|
|
2
|
|
5
|
|
7
|
|
-
|
|
Tripura
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
-
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
6
|
|
10
|
|
16
|
|
-
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|
Uttarakhand
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|
1
|
|
0
|
|
1
|
|
-
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
1
|
|
13
|
|
14
|
|
Total
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51
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109
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160
Note: ESIC hospitals are directly run by ESI Corporation while ESIS Hospitals are run under ESI Scheme by respective State Governments.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India conducts record high of nearly 8.5 lakh tests in a single day
On a continues rise, Recovery Rate stands at 71.17%
Case Fatality Rate further reduced to 1.95%
As a result of ramping up its testing facilities on a sustained basis, with the aim of touching 10 lakh tests/day, India has touched a new high of the highest number of tests in a single day, so far. A record high of 8,48,728 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. This has taken the cumulative tests to 2,76,94,416.
WHO in its Guidance Note on “Public Health Criteria to Adjust Public Health and Social Measures in the Context of COVID-19” has advised comprehensive surveillance for suspected cases. WHO has advised that a country needs 140 tests per day per million population.
While the national average is 603 tests/day/million population, with focussed efforts of the Centre and effective implementation by the States/UTs, 34 of them have exceeded this figure. States/UTs are being advised to scale up the testing on a commensurate level with the prevailing positivity.
A key component for the successful implementation of the “Test, Track and Treat” strategy has been the continuously expanding network of diagnostic labs across the country. The network as on today consists of1451 labs with 958 in the government sector and 493 private labs.
The different types of labs include:
• Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs: 749 
• TrueNat based testing labs: 586 
• CBNAAT based testing labs: 116 
Successful implementation of TESTING aggressively, TRACKING comprehensively & TREATING efficiently has ensured a rising Recovery Rate, which stands at 71.17% today. The total recovered COVID-19 patients have increased to more than 17.5 lakh .
The recoveries exceed the active cases  by nearly 11 lakh .
Effective clinical management through a Standard of Care treatment protocol has further ensured progressive and sustained decline in the mortality among COVID patients. The Case Fatality Rate is pegged at 1.95% today, maintaining its path of steady decline.
For all authentic & updated information on COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines & advisories please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @MoHFW_INDIA.
Technical queries related to COVID-19 may be sent to technicalquery.covid19[at]gov[dot]in and other queries on ncov2019[at]gov[dot]in and @CovidIndiaSeva .
In case of any queries on COVID-19, please call at the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare helpline no.: +91-11-23978046 or 1075 . List of helpline numbers of States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf